When work changes a life, what happens next?
A workplace injury can change a life in a second. Prevention must come first, but when injury happens, support and care must follow. Through real stories, Shattered shows how the response afterward can shape work and family life—and how staying connected can support recovery.
Nearly 1 in 4 Australians aged 15 and over
Experienced high or very high psychological distress in 2025.
The impact reaches beyond one person
Workplace injury and psychological distress can affect families, relationships, workplaces and communities.
Support should remain around the person
Workplaces, health professionals, families and communities all have a role in sustaining connection and supporting recovery.
WATCH THE EPISODES
Two Episodes Available.
One National Conversation.
Through public records and personal stories, Shattered opens a window into life after workplace injury—and why preventing harm and supporting people afterward both deserve our attention.
Episode One
ORIGINS OF CONTROL
52 MIN | LEADERSHIP | SYSTEMS
Workers’ compensation carried a social promise: people injured through work should not face the consequences alone. Origins of Control follows that promise from industrial workplaces into a changing world of work. Through five women’s stories, it asks whether that promise holds when work changes a life.
Episode Two
DOCTOR, DOCTOR
48 MIN | HEALTH | PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY
We talk about mental health at work. But what happens after a psychological injury? Through real experiences, Doctor Doctor shows how someone can become caught between treatment, workplace and compensation processes, and what an organisation can do to stay connected and support them through their recovery.
BRING SHATTERED INTO YOUR
Community
Screenings are being rolled out for workplaces, universities, healthcare settings, faith communities and local groups. Bring Shattered to spark meaningful conversations in your community.
A SIMPLE JOURNEY. A BIGGER IMPACT.
Screen. Reflect. Respond.
From awareness to action—Shattered is a catalyst for constructive conversations addressing psychosocial safety, respectful workplaces and stronger communities.
01
Screen
Use guided questions to explore
how the content may affect
people, families and communities.
02
Reflect
Create space for honest
conversations about the issues
and what care could look like.
03
Respond
Turn insight into action,
strengthening understanding,
connection and support.
RESOURCES
Discussion Guides
Tools to help you facilitate
meaningful conversations.
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COMMUNITY
Conversations Beyond Outrage
Move from awareness
to action in your community.
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OUR WHY
Why We Made Shattered
We made Shattered after listening to people whose lives were changed by injury at work. Travelling across Australia, we visited memorials and saw how many families and communities still grieve. This series is dedicated to them, with the hope that we can care for one another more fully after injury.
COMMUNITY VOICE
Evidence-Informed. Non-Partisan.
Shattered is an independent documentary grounded in social history, parliamentary material, and regulatory records.
It is not aligned with any political party or institution.
Its purpose is clarity — and to help people better understand what happens after workplace injury.
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Workers' Compensation has destroyed lives; too many have lost hope and have taken their own lives, others have withdrawn into themselves of broken heart and spirit. We must all stand and say enough, It's time to change that story and all of us start to care.
Rosemary McKenzie-Ferguson Suma comp Laude
Founder Craigs Table
Bravo for this film. As a small business owner I hd not really thought about this, except the cost of premiums. I need to do more to ensure safety is front and centre of our business.
Jo
This docuseries is a powerful piece of knowledge to advocate for people struggling with abuse in the workfield and then unfortunately needing to claim workers compensation. Watching this series will trigger parts of you who were forced physically or emotionally to be quietened. This docu series is powerful and eye opening. Thank you all who advocated your voice for the rest of us who can't.
Adian Jackson
The true measure of a system's health is how it treats people when they are most vulnerable.
Jody
I didn't know much about this system. It's frightening to learn what can happen to people after a workplace injury. I will be discussing this with our team.
Ben
The history was fascinating. But isn't it time we modernised the way we support people after workplace injury?
Elizabeth
What do GP's think about all of this? They must find it heartbreaking to see what some of their patients go through.
James
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